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ob·ste·tri·cian

(ŏb′stĭ-trĭsh′ən)

A physician who specializes in obstetrics.

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obstetrician

(ˌɒbstɪˈtrɪʃən)

(Gynaecology & Obstetrics) a physician who specializes in obstetrics

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ob•ste•tri•cian

(ˌɒb stɪˈtrɪʃ ən)

n.

a physician who specializes in obstetrics.

[1820–30; < Latin obstetrīci(a) midwifery]

obstetrician

Specialist in pregnancy and related conditions (often also experienced in gynecology).

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Noun

obstetrician - a physician specializing in obstetrics

accoucheur

perinatologist - an obstetrician specializing in perinatology

medical specialist, specialist - practices one branch of medicine

Translations

أخِصّائي ولادَه، طَبيب تَوليد

акушерка

fødselslæge

Geburtshelfer

synnytyslääkäri

obstétricien sage-femme accoucheur

szülész

fæîingarlæknir

ostetrico

fødselslege

pôrodník

doğum uzmanı

产科医生

obstetrician

[ˌɒbstəˈtrɪʃən] N → tocólogo/a m/f, obstetra mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

obstetrician

[ˌɒbstəˈtrɪʃ^ən] n → obstétricien(ne) m/f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

obstetrician

n → Geburtshelfer(in) m(f)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

obstetrician

[ˌɒbstəˈtrɪʃ/ən] n → ostetrico

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

obstetrics

(obˈstetriks) noun singular

the science of helping women before, during, and after, the birth of babies.

obstetrician (obstəˈtriʃən) noun

a doctor who specializes in obstetrics.

ob·ste·tri·cian

n. obstetra, partero-a, tocólogo-a, especialista en obstetricia.

obstetrician

n obstetra mf, tocólogo -ga mf

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The obstetrician, aged 27 and recently qualified, began to pull the umbilical cord roughly," Tepikina's father Dmitry Malyukov, 47, said, (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6838045/First-time-mother-22-dies-excruciating-pain-Russia.html) according to the Daily Mail.

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The defendant nurse noted her inability to find the baby's heartbeat and summoned the defendant obstetrician, who could not detect a heartbeat.

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KARACHI -- A panel discussion titled "Improving Women's Health in South Asia: Working towards achieving SDG 3 and FP2020 Goals" was held in a local hotel in Karachi during the 17th Bienniel Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Pakistan (SOGP) conference.

Panel discussion

Lead researcher Amos Grunebaum said that as obstetricians, it's important to tell the truth and the truth is that it's potentially harmful and therefore, don't do it.

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Other explanations included maternal unwillingness to endure a full-term spontaneous delivery and a subsequent demand for a CD (17%) and the unscrupulousness of a given obstetrician and his or her unwillingness to invest time in a full-term labor (17) (see Table 5).

A pilot study of the perceptions of actively practicing obstetricians in Puerto Rico: factors that influence decision making in cesarean delivery

The reasons for this must be sought, commented Marvi Olinen, Professor at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in the UK.

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William and Kate met Professor Teoh, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, and anaesthetist Dr Jo Bray, who were part of the support team that helped bring George and Charlotte into the world, during a Buckingham Palace garden party yesterday.

The 23-strong team on hand for royal births

An obstetrician also has to be fully versed in the health and care of newborn infants and they usually head up a department composed of a team of health care professionals - doctors, midwives and nurses.

WHAT DO THEY DO? Obstetrician

Addressing a session "Midwife vs Obstetrician in Labour Room," organised by Pakistan National Forum on Women's Health (PNFWH) she said countries across the globe need to focus on proper training of midwives for a healthy society.

Midwives & obstetricians need to compliment each other: Expert

Court documents show the child's mother had been paying regular visits to the obstetrician, who stated in his medical report that the pregnancy was normal, and the baby's health was good.